Favorite Pre-Mix Oil

[andoman]

Originally Posted by YellowGasser

Anybody try the Lucas semi synthetic you can buy at part stores like autozone.

I used it at 40:1. Every bit as good as Golden Sectro Semi-syn but was half the price.
A couple of years ago the price went up at the two auto parts stores in town, so I switched to the Motul for just a little bit more. I now run the 710 at 50:1. Its super clean burning at trail riding pace.

[sevenfourate]

Originally Posted by andoman

I now run the 710 at 50:1. Its super clean burning at trail riding pace.

Thats really interesting to know. Because the lanes i use rarely require me to 'Gun' the old girl, and i merely poodle around too.

Have you had or needed any sort of strip-down since you've been using the 710 to see if the PV is gummed up etc........ ?

[swazi_matt]

Originally Posted by sevenfourate

Thats really interesting to know. Because the lanes i use rarely require me to 'Gun' the old girl, and i merely poodle around too.

Have you had or needed any sort of strip-down since you've been using the 710 to see if the PV is gummed up etc........ ?

Recently read an advertorial by motul and they basically said the 710 is more suited to Enduro/ single track/old man riding. If you are riding flat out high revs the 800 is the one you need

[sevenfourate]

Originally Posted by swazi_matt

Recently read an advertorial by motul and they said the 710 is more suited to old man riding.

Sign me up !



And seriously: Can i just swap from a sythetic to an Ester based pre-mix oil with no issues ??

And if i swap: Is my bike gonna smell like a proper 2-stroke too with it being Ester based :- ) Used to be a drop of Castrol R40 in the tank when i was a lad.........

[andoman]

Originally Posted by sevenfourate

Thats really interesting to know. Because the lanes i use rarely require me to 'Gun' the old girl, and i merely poodle around too.

Have you had or needed any sort of strip-down since you've been using the 710 to see if the PV is gummed up etc........ ?

I have yet to do a top end since the switch, but I have not had any PV issues. I can tell you that I used to get a little spooge with the Lucas and Golden Spectro. More spooge with Motul 800 (I only ran a few liters through for that reason), and zero spooge since I started using the Motul 710.
FWIW, I have also used Maxima K2 off and on and I get zero spooge with it. It has a similar low flash point like the Motul 710. I may go to it exclusively because the exhaust smells much better.

[sevenfourate]

Originally Posted by andoman

I have yet to do a top end since the switch, but I have not had any PV issues. I can tell you that I used to get a little spooge with the Lucas and Golden Spectro. More spooge with Motul 800 (I only ran a few liters through for that reason), and zero spooge since I started using the Motul 710.
FWIW, I have also used Maxima K2 off and on and I get zero spooge with it. It has a similar low flash point like the Motul 710. I may go to it exclusively because the exhaust smells much better.

Great info. Many thanks.

You may go exclusively to the Maxima ? (Expensive - but just looked and available here in the UK too......)

[bazzagas]

Mamima Super M. I used K2 for about a year then it went way up in price so I switched to Super M as it is about two-thirds the price. Rarely running at high revs so I figured it would do the very best. Mix at 50:1, runs really clean, just a nice wee ring of oil round the exhaust.

[sevenfourate]

Originally Posted by bazzagas

Mamima Super M. I used K2 for about a year then it went way up in price so I switched to Super M as it is about two-thirds the price. Rarely running at high revs so I figured it would do the very best. Mix at 50:1, runs really clean, just a nice wee ring of oil round the exhaust.

Thats worth knowing.......

Does it smell nice though

[bazzagas]

Oh yes it smells good Shuv, though nothing smells like good old castor oil. I used to run Castrol 747 in my race mini-moto and it was beautiful!

[Bandit9]

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This works well with hardly a drip of spooge. It's has a lower flash point than the regular SuperTechniplate and the R50.

Smells like dirt bike sex too....